If I could, I would repeal . It is the adj marvel of the age, but it is not — as most people imagine — a symbol of progress. Just the opposite. We would be better off without it. I grant its astonishing capabilities: trivial example , trivial example , wrong example , and much more. But the ’s benefits are relatively modest compared with previous transformative technologies, and it brings with it a terrifying danger: . Amid the controversy over leaks from the National Security Agency, this looms as an even bigger downside.